How to move a downloaded ebook

[blackxacto]

10.5" iPad Pro w iOS11.4: So I download an ebook and open in iOS iBooks. I DO NOT USE CLOUD backup.

How do I get this ebook from inside 10.5" iPad Pro iOS iBooks to my 17,1 iMac w 10.13.6. and into macOS iBooks? There is no email send icon in iBooks that I know.

 

[akash.nu]

I think you can transfer it by using iTunes and opening the books app within iTunes . Not too sure though. It’s iCloud all the way for me. Hassle free and convenient backup / sync across all my devices seamlessly.

 

[blackxacto]

opening the books app within iTune - how does that work?

 

[case2001]

opening the books app within iTune - how does that work?

I believe you connect to iTunes and then go to file transfer. I think you can transfer pdf but not sure if it works with DRM Apple books. You could download again for iBooks if you got it from there. It should be free.

 

[blackxacto]

Thank you I will try
[doublepost=1536289563][/doublepost]akash.nu: where are you seeing file transfer? Is it in iTunes, or is it in macOS or iOS? Where?

 

[RevTEG]

When I download an ebook on my iPad through Apples iBooks, all I have to do is go to my purchase on my MacBook iBooks and download the book to it. If I’m understanding what your asking correctly you should be able to do that too.

 

[blackxacto]

Rev, I think that you transferred the purchase transaction from the iPad to your MacBook, but downloaded the book from your Apple Cloud account.

I downloaded an ebook from a non-apple vendor on my iPad Pro. There is no ebook email sharing on the iPad Pro in iBooks. How do I get this ebook to my macOS iMac?

 

[Lioness~]

You should find it in iTunes if it’s on your iPad. Look in the sidebar in iTunes on your Mac, with your device connected, under your device, and books.

If you bought the book from somewhere else then Apple, didn’t you got a receipt on email, from where you can re-download the book?

 

[mofunk]

eBooks are simply a PDF format of a book. Some of them I have also stored in the Folder on my iPad.



Basically do the whole iTunes thing like everyone has stated.

https://support.apple.com/guide/ibooks/import-books-or-pdfs-ibkseed72068/mac

 

[blackxacto]

Sorry, I didn't grasp what you guy's were saying. Of course, I will just re-download on the iMac and import. Somedays, I don't understand why I make things more complicated than they are. Thanks for your patience, everyone.

Maybe the confusion was how would I move the file to macOS, and in this instance I don't need to move anything.

 

[blackxacto]

Tonight I was looking in my PDFXpert app, and saw something I have never used. There is a left side column icon for WIFI Transfer. Maybe you guy's knew all about this, but I just realized what it means. On my iMac, I go to www.wifipdf.com in Safari, aim my iPad Pro camera at the Square on the website. I instantly have a 10.5" iPad Pro wifi connection to my iMac, through my home router. I chose the ebook on the iPad Pro, and uploaded to my iMac desktop.

I know I could just re-download, but I've never seen this method before.

 

[case2001]

Tonight I was looking in my PDFXpert app, and saw something I have never used. There is a left side column icon for WIFI Transfer. Maybe you guy's knew all about this, but I just realized what it means. On my iMac, I go to www.wifipdf.com in Safari, aim my iPad Pro camera at the Square on the website. I instantly have a 10.5" iPad Pro wifi connection to my iMac, through my home router. I chose the ebook on the iPad Pro, and uploaded to my iMac desktop.

I know I could just re-download, but I've never seen this method before.

Cool....I don't use PDF expert. But that is a nice feature.

 

[ericwn]

eBooks are simply a PDF format of a book. Some of them I have also stored in the Folder on my iPad.



Basically do the whole iTunes thing like everyone has stated.

https://support.apple.com/guide/ibooks/import-books-or-pdfs-ibkseed72068/mac

EBooks and PDF are totally different formats. Yes, both often contain text to read, but that’s pretty much all they have in common.

 

[dwig]

EBooks and PDF are totally different formats. Yes, both often contain text to read, but that’s pretty much all they have in common.

Correct.

eBooks exist in a very wide range of formats. The most common are the standard ePub format and Amazon's MOBI and AZW3. Apple's iBooks apps are ePub compliant, but Apple's iBooks files are a proprietary variant of ePub.

PDF (Portable Document Format) is quite different from "standard" ebook formats. It is a page replica document format while traditional ebooks have no page structure allowing them to flow to fit a wide range of display screens. There are, though, a wide range of traditional print books that have been "duplicated" in PDF format for electronic distributiion.

 

[mofunk]

Apple uses drag and drop. You don't need extra software to move files. When you open up iTunes on your Mac, connect the iPad to it. Look inside there on the main menu in iTunes for your iPad where files are stored, then drag the file to your desktop

I've been doing this for years just to keep books I've downloaded from other sites. Open up iTunes and move them.

I said Ebooks are a simple format of PDF and I will stand by it. You treat them all the same. Ebook is basically a readers version of a PDF file that you cannot manipulate. Ebooks uses those formats such as PDF MOBI and ePub.. I'm sure you guys know what I meant. If the OP treats these eBooks like a PDF he should have no problem moving them from one gadget to the next.

 

[blackxacto]

Good grief, mofunk, I totally forgot iTunes on the iMac actually displays all items on my 10.5” iPad Pro ignoring the folder path. And that’s where all the fuss about eliminated apps access is about, not that I need it anymore.

Thanks for the reminder.

 

[rui no onna]

I said Ebooks are a simple format of PDF and I will stand by it. You treat them all the same. Ebook is basically a readers version of a PDF file that you cannot manipulate. Ebooks uses those formats such as PDF MOBI and ePub.. I'm sure you guys know what I meant. If the OP treats these eBooks like a PDF he should have no problem moving them from one gadget to the next.

Ebooks are closer to zipped webpages than they are to PDF. In fact, that's pretty much exactly what ePub is - zipped XML and HTML files following a specific structure. It's actually far easier to edit (DRM-free) ePub than it is to edit PDF as the underlying files are basically plain text.

That said, copying via iTunes/iBooks works the same for both ePub and PDF.

 

[ericwn]

Ebooks are closer to zipped webpages than they are to PDF. In fact, that's pretty much exactly what ePub is - zipped XML and HTML files following a specific structure. It's actually far easier to edit ePub than it is to edit PDF as the underlying files are basically plain text.

That said, copying via iTunes/iBooks works the same for both ePub and PDF.

Thanks for offering additional insight as to why these file formats are so different. It’s still awesome that iBooks supports them all.

 

[Smeaton1724]

Cant you Airdrop it to the Mac from the iPad?

Open up the ebook, tap the screen and the third icon from the left - a square with upwards pointing arrow, tap that, then if Airdrop is enabled you can then send that eBook to another Airdrop enabled device.

 

[960design]

10.5" iPad Pro w iOS11.4: So I download an ebook and open in iOS iBooks. I DO NOT USE CLOUD backup.

How do I get this ebook from inside 10.5" iPad Pro iOS iBooks to my 17,1 iMac w 10.13.6. and into macOS iBooks? There is no email send icon in iBooks that I know.

Cloud backup not necessary. Just click iBooks App, Log in using your AppleID. Book will be available.

 

[blackxacto]

Cant you Airdrop it to the Mac from the iPad?

Open up the ebook, tap the screen and the third icon from the left - a square with upwards pointing arrow, tap that, then if Airdrop is enabled you can then send that eBook to another Airdrop enabled device.

iOS 11.4 iBooks does not have the icon you speak of. You can delete an ebook. You can move an ebook in iBooks to another collection, but I see no way to send it from iBooks 11.4. Where do you see this icon from within iBooks for iOS11.4?

I CAN send an ebook file to the iPadPro from my iMac via AirDrop, but NOT the other way round that I can see. The only way I see is to CONNECT THE DEVICE to my iMac and just drag from iTunes. iTunes can see all the media on my iPadPro.
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Cloud backup not necessary. Just click iBooks App, Log in using your AppleID. Book will be available.

This is not an Apple ebook. There is no record of it in the cloud or at Apple transactions. I wanted to get it to the iMac. Must be through iTunes, or luckily be able to download from the web to the iMac.

 

[rui no onna]

This is not an Apple ebook. There is no record of it in the cloud or at Apple transactions. I wanted to get it to the iMac. Must be through iTunes, or luckily be able to download from the web to the iMac.

Doesn't matter if it's purchased or not. iCloud syncing will still work. This is separate from the iCloud backup functionality although obviously, it still relies on Apple's iCloud.

It's good that you use Macs, though, so you can use the iBooks apps for Mac. I'm on Windows and Linux so I usually save to Dropbox first then import to iBooks. Otherwise, with newer versions of iTunes for Windows (without ebooks support), it's practically impossible to export books out of iBooks.

 

[blackxacto]

What do you mean "iCloud syncing" if I do not use iCloud backup, just the 5gb.

I see nothing in iBooks that allows sending an ebook.

 

[rui no onna]

What do you mean "iCloud syncing" if I do not use iCloud backup, just the 5gb.

Settings - your iCloud account - iCloud - iBooks

There should be an entry for iBooks that you can enable. I'm not sure if you need iCloud Drive enabled for the entry to show up.

Most ebooks are small (probably 1MB or less unless it has a lot of pictures) so they should be fine even with the free 5GB storage. This books syncing method works independently of iCloud backups.

I see nothing in iBooks that allows sending an ebook.

On iBooks for iOS, yep, there's nothing. Even email doesn't email the actual book, just the title and author.

Again, since you have a Mac, you have more options than non-Mac users. If iTunes works and is easier for you, that's fine as well.

 

[Smeaton1724]

iOS 11.4 iBooks does not have the icon you speak of. You can delete an ebook. You can move an ebook in iBooks to another collection, but I see no way to send it from iBooks 11.4. Where do you see this icon from within iBooks for iOS11.4?

I CAN send an ebook file to the iPadPro from my iMac via AirDrop, but NOT the other way round that I can see. The only way I see is to CONNECT THE DEVICE to my iMac and just drag from iTunes. iTunes can see all the media on my iPadPro.
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This is not an Apple ebook. There is no record of it in the cloud or at Apple transactions. I wanted to get it to the iMac. Must be through iTunes, or luckily be able to download from the web to the iMac.

Highlighted in red - took the screenshot on iBooks for iPhone (same on both iPad and iPhone on iOS 11.4). That document is a PDF. Tap on that and there’s an Airdrop menu. I have used it to send Documents between Macs and iOS devices.